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Tanout & the US 2008 Elections: Change Takes Generations
The world is still in awe of the historical elections that took place on November 4th 2008, when the first coloured man ever was elected president of the United States of America. According to the...
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On a personal note
Copyright Eden Foundation I miss my mother so much. Sometimes I have words to describe it, but other times I don’t. Back in the old days, I used to be able to paint emotions with endless words,...
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Rez the Baboon & Eden nuts
Although the baboons at the Eden office have always been beloved pets, they serve a purpose as they know intuitively what is edible and what isn’t. With so many unknown species in the Sahel, the...
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Swedish Television criticizes BBC Niger 2005 report
The Famine Scam (2008) – as the outside world remembers Niger in 2005 A documentary broadcast on Swedish public television on Tuesday called into question the reputation of Britain’s public...
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Meet Eden Farmer Alhadji Bukar
Copyright Eden Foundation Meet Alhadji Bukar, an Eden farmer in the Tanout area. Copyright Eden Foundation 14 years ago, Alhadji Bukar joined the Eden program and started to sow edible trees and...
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The sun sets over Edenland
Copyright Eden Foundation 2009 Copyright Eden Foundation 2009 Since 1987, Eden works in the least developed area in the least developed country in the world, helping farmers turn their barren fields...
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Drinking Water from the Seasonal Lake
Instead of bringing you my own world today, I wanted to give you glimpse of the world of the Eden families, which is my reason for being in Niger. I do not live in Tanout, and I have never yet had to...
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Rammed!
Last Thursday, on an ordinary day, we were driving through town on our way back to the Eden office- -when an orange truck slammed into us for no apparent reason. It would have seen the car crushed in...
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Eden Gardens: the choice to stay
Copyright Eden Foundation As we approach the end of hot season, trucks can be seen throughout the country bringing men come back from their yearly exodus. Twenty years ago, this was also the situation...
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Discovering the Little Things
Despite it being the least developed country in the world, I always miss Niger when I’m away. It doesn’t matter how well functioning my native Sweden is on the outside – I miss the simplicity of the...
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The Eden children – my inspiration
Copyright Eden Foundation Whenever things get rough or crisis occurs, I evaluate the things in life that really matter. Family is one, faith is another. The beloved animals and the endless expanse of...
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The Impact of an Eden Garden
If you can turn a barren field in the heart of West Africa, into a fruit-bearing Eden Garden, you have invested in the future. Your children will grow up eating nutritious fruit, spending much of...
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Introducing the new Eden blog!
Dear readers! For nearly three years, you’ve joined me in my corner of West Africa. You’ve solar cooked with me; discovered famine foods of various kinds; ventured into the heart of the Zinder bush on...
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Edenland Sunset
The sun goes down over Eden’s field station, 13 km south of Tanout… Beautiful sun, beautiful skyline and a beautiful land. To meet the people of Edenland who enjoy these sunsets all the time, go to...
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A happy birthday!
The thing I love about birthdays is that it gives you the opportunity (and the excuse!) to do something out of the ordinary, such as going up at 4am in the morning and drive out to your favourite...
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